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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I seem to recall the Phil Townley and others negotiated that we purchase the building and the parking lot from the Kemper Insurance Company for ONE DOLLAR. (Is that true?) / Sherwood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> OE <oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Wiegel via OE<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 December, 2020 4:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net><br><b>Cc:</b> James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] May You Feel Blessed in This Holiday Season<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>More accurate perhaps to say “acquired” the building. As I recall, perhaps mistakenly, the first of us moved in under cover of darkness early on January 1, 1972. Anyway, Happy Holidays!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Jim Wiegel</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=p1><span class=s1>“A revolution is on the horizon: a wholesale transformation of the world economy and the way people live.” Fred Krupp</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Dec 19, 2020, at 11:09 AM, Karen Snyder via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The year 2021 brings dual celebrations of 100 years since the ICA GreenRise building was constructed and 50 years since the ICA moved into the building. The ICA is wrapping up 2020 with an End of the Year Funding Campaign to celebrate these milestones and position its service in 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>In a challenging 2020, ICA staff strengthened the GreenRise programs, learned to facilitate online, hosted online global assemblies and more. Attached is a summary page highlighting 2020 programs with glimmering visions for 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We invite you to continue to support ICA by going online at </span><a href="https://www.ica-usa.org/donate.html"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.ica-usa.org/donate.html</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> or send a check to ICA Finance Office, 4750 N. Sheridan, Chicago, IL 60640. We welcome your feedback and visions for ICA service next year (email </span><a href="mailto:karen.snyder10@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>karen.snyder10@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>We hope this message finds you healthy. And we wish you all the best in the approaching holy days and the year to come.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Peace,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Beret Griffith, for the ICA Board </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Karen Snyder, for the ICA Staff and Volunteers </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><2020-2021 ICA USA.docx><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Dialogue mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net">Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>